Geum montanum
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Alpine avens
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Summary
Source: WikipediaGeum montanum, the Alpine avens, is a species of flowering plant of the genus Geum in the Rosaceae family, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.
Description
A herb that forms clumps. It has thick spreading rhizomes or underground roots. The leaves have leaflets and these have teeth along the edge. The flowers are 3-4 cm across and golden yellow.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten in salads, and the roots are used as a spice with a clove-like flavor.
Traditional Uses
They are used in salads and as a spice. They have a clove like taste.
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Medicinal Uses
In cultivation in the UK, Geum montanum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Geum montanum roots have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea for treatment of rheumatism, gout, infections, and fever.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in the mountains. It is often between 1,430-2,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Albania, Austria, Balkans, Bosnia, Britain, Bulgaria, Czech, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Planinski blazenak
References (2)
- Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 165
